John Courtney in Kingston Upon Hull - 16 September, 1789
from Music and Society in Eighteenth-Century Yorkshire, page 125:
I & my Son were at the Concert at night in the Playhouse; sat by Mr Blaydes the Mayor who had on his orange suit, which he got for the Celebration of the Revolution last year, & his Gold chain on we talked together. Sale sung better & Mrs Billington like a Bird.
cite as
Christopher Simon Roberts, Music and Society in Eighteenth-Century Yorkshire, p. 125. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447003429744 accessed: 8 November, 2024
Listeners
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 16 September, 1789 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
John Courtney on a concert at the Handel Commemoration Festival in Hull
Originally submitted by acusworth on Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:23:49 +0000
Approved on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 13:49:33 +0000